The Rania Experience, Maldives
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Luxurious does not begin to describe the Rania experience. Designed to offer
its guests the ability to cruise the Maldivian islands in style all while
enjoying the privacy and exclusiveness of a private island.The Rania
Experience includes an idyllic all-inclusive private island in the Faafu
Atoll. The island 30 minute seaplane ride from Male'International Airport to
The Rania Experience. In order to provide exclusivity to its guests, bookings
are limited to one private group at a time. The natural beauty of the island
and lagoon have been carefully preserved and integrated with tastefully
appointed accommodations and facilities to give the entire experience a
stylish yet “at home” feel.
Included with your island stay is Rania, a Majesty 86 Gulf craft speed
cruiser. Rania was acquired from a sheik in Dubai and has been completely
refurbished and outfitted with the most advanced satellite navigational
system.
Accommodations at Sea
Onboard Rania, guests are accommodated in luxurious comfort. The yacht
features:
- Two double and two twin bedrooms, handsomely appointed in rich woods and
linens
- En suite baths stocked with Molten Brown amenities
- Air-conditioning and satellite television in all bedrooms
- DVD systems in double rooms
- Indoor and outdoor dining and lounge areas
- Open-air barbecue
- Jacuzzi
- Full entertainment system
- Satellite telephones
Accommodations on the Island
During their stay on the island, guests enjoy exclusive use of the pool,
spa, entertainment pavilion and beach. Here, every request is facilitated by
guests’ personal butler, who can be summoned by mobile phone from anywhere on
the island.
The Rania Experience accommodations include three beautiful Beach Villas. In
addition, overlooking the pool area, the luxurious, air-conditioned Rania
Suite celebrates traditional Maldivian style in its open-air design, thatched
roofs and white-cushioned sofa swings. Among its features:
- King-bedded master bedroom (400 square feet) and two guest bedrooms
- Open-air bathrooms complete with bath and shower, including a
500-square-foot master bath with remote-controlled Jacuzzi
- Open-air dining area
- Bar deck
- Plasma satellite televisions
- Cordless mobile phones
Dining
Guests dine on the freshest local seafood, Maldivian specialties and
international gourmet treats, all prepared by Rania’s skilled private chef and
served at their leisure. A choice of settings includes the villa’s romantic
pavilion over the water or onboard the yacht.
Entertainment
While guests might be tempted to simply sit back and enjoy its
uninterrupted ocean views, the Entertainment Pavilion is well-stocked with
diversions both high and low tech.
These include:
- Plasma satellite televisions
- Home-theater system
- Pre-loaded iPods
- Laptop computers
- Playstation 2 with cordless handsets and a selection of games
- DVDs
- Billiards
- Board games
- Books and magazines
Cultural shows can also be arranged for guests’ private entertainment and
range from a lively Bodu Beru (big drum) dance to a laid-back Maldivian band.
All Inclusive Package Includes
The all-inclusive rate covers everything guests need to create the private
island/sea escape of their dreams. It includes:
- Exclusive use of the yacht and island
- Up to three hours of sailing per day
- All dining and drinks (Champagnes, specialty wines and tobacco products
are additional)
- Unlimited spa treatments
- Unlimited diving and instruction
- Snorkeling and dive equipment
- Watersports
- All excursions, including big game fishing, Male tours and local island
visits
- Boat fuel
At Your Service, attending to guests’ every wish are a full yacht crew and
island staff, including:
- Private chef
- PADI master dive instructor
- Spa therapist
- Personal butler
The Spa
Rania’s spa therapist offers a tempting menu of Thai, Ayurvedic and Swedish
spa treatments whenever and wherever the guest may choose – at the island’s
Ayur Spa, onboard Rania, on the beach at sunset, or in their room.
Under the skilled hands of the therapist, guests can enjoy a wide array of
treatments including scrubs, facials, manicures and pedicures. Try a soothing
Jetlag recovery massage after hours on a plane. This full body treatment is
designed to regulate your sleep and energy cycles and restore your natural
vitality.
Diving
The Maldives is world-renowned as a dive destination, and with as many as
40 dive sites in the Faafu Atoll alone, Rania guests will find endless
opportunities to dive. Along with your private PADI-certified dive instructor,
enjoy these among other dive sites:
Lighthouse Channel is among the best sites in Faafu, with an enormous
variety of fish, from schools of eagle-rays to grey-reef sharks
Lucky Rock, an exceptionally beautiful reef that is home to scorpion fish,
stone fish, stingrays, turtles, bat fish and sharks;
Maldives Victory is an intriguing site just off the Airport Island in the
North Malé Atoll. The 35,000-ton freighter sank in 1981 after hitting the
southern tip of the island at full speed
Fishing
The rich, marine life of the Maldives attracts a spectacular array of big
game fish to its waters. Rania guests will find some of the areas best big
game fishing in the waters surrounding their won private island. Among the
regular catch there are grouper, wahoo, hack fish, barracuda and an occasional
huge sailfish.
Island Hopping
Rania guests can enjoy cultural excursions to a number of islands,
including the mosques and markets of Malé, Feeali for a glimpse of the
traditional Maldivian way of life, and Kashidoo, where a recent excavation has
revealed the ruins of an ancient monastic complex. Shopping opportunities
include Maldivian vases carved from dhigaa and midhili wood, lacquerware and
finely woven kunaa mats.
Price: $66500 USD per week.
Size: 7 Acres
Location: Faafu Atoll, Maldives
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